somewhere around

Opening sentence of Hunter Thompson's book, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas:
-------------------- We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. --------------------


Now someone has put up on the Internet this:





____________________________


some headlines, today...




GOP rep:  Trump owes Obama apology for 'reckless' wiretap claim


>> The Hill




Trump Takes a Gamble in Cutting Programs His Base Relies On


>> The New York Times




Are Liberals on the Wrong Side of History?


>> The New Yorker




Trump to Merkel:  'Perhaps' Obama wiretapped us both


>> Yahoo!




Why the stock market shouldn't be spooked by quadruple witching


>> MarketWatch (Google News)




Too Many People Are Going to New Zealand.  And That's a Problem


>> Bloomberg




Sales of physical books outperform digital titles


>> The Guardian-UK




Meetings to address community policing in Cleveland


>> Cleveland.com




Secret Service:  White House jumper was captured after more than 15 minutes


>> CNN




Wells Fargo Leaders Reaped Lavish Pay Even as Account Scandal Unfolded


>> The New York Times




Farm wages are rising, but Americans still don't want the work.  Trump's border crackdown may escalate labor shortages


>> Los Angeles Times


_________________________
_______________________





MARLOWE
...What did you want to see me about?


STERNWOOD
I'm being blackmailed again.


MARLOWE
Again?   





----------- The Big Sleep


-30-